Writers and CompanyEdwidge Danticat InterviewMar 22, 2015 | 52:50This week, from Haiti and the United States, Edwidge Danticat. Her moving book, "Claire of the Sea Light," is set in a Haitian fishing village before the earthquake.

Writers and CompanyHelen Macdonald InterviewMar 15, 2015 | 52:11Helen Macdonald's book "H is for Hawk" is the first memoir to win the Samuel Johnson prize. One judge said that it is “an extraordinary book that displayed an originality and a poetic power."

Writers and CompanyNick Hornby InterviewMar 1, 2015 | 52:29​British novelist Nick Hornby's new novel posits an alternative reality in which Britain has its own Lucille Ball-type actress​, their own "Funny Girl."

Writers and CompanyAnne Tyler InterviewFeb 22, 2015 | 53:01John Updike said of American novelist Anne Tyler that she '... is not merely good, she is wickedly good.' In a rare interview, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with Anne Tyler about her life and work, and about her new novel, "A Spool of Blue Thread."

Writers and CompanyAndrew OHagan InterviewFeb 15, 2015 | 53:03Eleanor speaks with Scottish novelist and essayist, Andrew O'Hagan. He's been called "the best essayist of his generation." His latest book, a novel, is called "The Illuminations".

Writers and CompanyRobert Stone InterviewFeb 8, 2015 | 52:59Robert Stone was often described as one of the most important novelists to emerge from 1960s America. He died last month at the age of 77. Eleanor spoke with him in 1997.

Writers and CompanyPeter Carey InterviewJan 18, 2015 | 52:51Australian-American writer Peter Carey is one of only three writers to have won the Man Booker prize twice. His latest book, "Amnesia" looks at the relationship between his two countries.

Writers and CompanyDaniel Kehlmann InterviewJan 11, 2015 | 52:45Jonathan Franzen says of German-Austrian novelist Daniel Kehlmann, "[He] has become the go-to guy in Central Europe for engagement with the weirdness of the postmodern world we inhabit."

Writers and Company"Half the Kingdom" with author Lore Segal (2013 Encore)Jan 4, 2015 | 52:37Lore Segal's 1964 memoir "Other People's Houses" is a sharp and moving account of her time as a 'Kindertransport' child in England during the war. Last year, at 85, she published a quirky new novel called "Half the Kingdom".

Writers and CompanyProfessor Richard Sennett interview (2013 Encore)Dec 28, 2014 | 52:09Richard Sennett is a social analyst and writer, with his work falling under the heading 'culture studies'. But this isn't dry stuff - his work is "an elegant mix of interview, anecdote and wide, deep book-research."

Writers and Company"NW" with novelist Zadie Smith at the Toronto Harbourfront (2012 Encore)Dec 21, 2014 | 52:08Eleanor Wachtel spoke with Zadie Smith, onstage in front of a sold-out audience, at Harbourfront in Toronto. They talked about her new book "NW" set on her home turf in London.